Ram 2500 and F250 heavy duty diesel
For those people who have either truck, what would be the max 5th wheel pin weight you would feel safe with? I have been researching but I'm getting conflicting reports online. I figured I would go ...
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You just need to weigh the rear axle of the truck in question, loaded to go, full fuel, people, hitch, gear in bed, etc. If your rear axle weighs 3,200, and your RAWR is 6,200, you have 3,000 lbs of room left for pin wt.
I don’t believe this is even close to accurate. The only weight you need to look at is on the drivers door jam. That payload weight takes into account brakes, tires and other options. The weight rating of the rear axle is not the limiting factor.
